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Was the line of succession to the US Presidency defined in 1865 by the 25th Amendment soon after President Lincoln was assassinated?
No. The current presidential succession act was passed in 1947. It replaced the act of 1886. The 25th amendment was ratified in 1967. However, the Lincoln assassination and subsequent impeachment of Andrew Johnson led to moving the Senate Pro tempore off the list in 1886 and farther down the list in 1947 since in 1865 the pro tempore was next in line and the pro temp in 1865 voted to make himself President by removing Johnson.
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What is the purpose of the Twenty-fifth Amendment?
Clarify the presidential line of succession
Who is the third person in the line of succession where the presidency?
President Pro Tempore
Who is the third person in line of succession for the presidency -?
President pro tempore of the Senate.
What is the second in line of succession to the presidency?
vice president
What amendment provides for succession to the presidency and presidency and presidential disability?
The twenty-fifth Amendment allows the Vice President to take office, and allows the President to temporarily give up his powers, and later retake them, and allows the Vice President and Cabinet to collectively temporarily remove the President, and Title 3 of the United States Code, section 19 specifies an order of succession for the cases where the President and Vice President are both unable to serve. Despite common belief, neither the Constitution nor the twenty-fifth Amendment allows the Speaker of the House or the President pro tempore of the Senate to take office.Article 2, section 1, of the Constitution of the United States of America allows the Vice President to take the duties, but not the office, of President.
